diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index 41a79e43c82b..6b024118d983 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -2440,9 +2440,16 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hid_hw_start);
  *
  * This is usually called from remove function or from probe when something
  * failed and hid_hw_start was called already.
+ *
+ * If the caller enabled HID input via hid_device_io_start() and is unwinding
+ * without an explicit hid_device_io_stop(), quiesce input first so that
+ * in-flight reports cannot reach handlers (e.g. hidraw_report_event) whose
+ * backing objects hid_disconnect() is about to free.
  */
 void hid_hw_stop(struct hid_device *hdev)
 {
+	if (hdev->io_started)
+		hid_device_io_stop(hdev);
 	hid_disconnect(hdev);
 	hdev->ll_driver->stop(hdev);
 }